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NIPPON HAM FIGHTERS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2016
Fighters trim magic number to five, match franchise mark with 83rd victory
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters reduced their magic number to five and tied a franchise record with 83 victories in a 4-1 win against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2016
Fighters pitcher Takeda announces retirement
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters veteran right-hander Masaru Takeda announced his retirement on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2016
Fighters beat Hawks to set magic number at six
Sho Nakata hit a two-run homer and Haruki Nishikawa drove in two runs to help Hokkaido Nippon Ham beat Fukuoka SoftBank 5-2 on Thursday to remain in first place in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 21, 2016
Fighters star Otani earns first win since July 3
Shohei Otani tossed eight solid innings and Brandon Laird hit a two-run home run Wednesday to help the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters edge Fukuoka SoftBank 2-1 and overtake the Hawks again at the top of the Pacific League standings.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 19, 2016
Race for PL flag going down to wire
Barring some major hiccups going into the home stretch, the NPB playoff picture appears to be more or less set, with one big exception.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 15, 2016
Itoi's three-homer performance guides Buffaloes past Fighters
Yoshio Itoi hit three home runs to power the Orix Buffaloes to a 5-1 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 13, 2016
Otani fires fastest pitch in NPB history; Fighters rally past Buffaloes
Takuya Nakashima broke up a tie game with a two-run, seventh-inning double as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters came from behind to beat the Orix Buffaloes 4-2 on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 10, 2016
Countryside games add challenges, concerns for NPB teams
Japan's schedule of countryside games (those played away from the home franchise stadiums of the 12 Central and Pacific League teams) has concluded for the season. The last scheduled game, where the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were to have played the Chiba Lotte Marines on Tuesday at Asahikawa was rained...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 6, 2016
Fighters closer Martin sidelined with ankle sprain
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' bid for a league championship took a hit on Tuesday, when closer Chris Martin was deactivated due to an ankle sprain.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 5, 2016
Fighters set up ace Otani as trump card in PL pennant race
For the past several weeks, Pacific League hitters have lived a blissful Shohei Otani-free existence. Forget the strikeouts, the 160 kph-plus fastballs and the array of knee-buckling breaking pitches. Since early July, Otani has been one of them, focused on hitting pitches instead of throwing them.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2016
Nakata fuels Fighters with two-homer performance
Sho Nakata's home run streak ended against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Wednesday. So the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters slugger went out and laid the foundation for a new one on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 31, 2016
Fighters face Ruthian dilemma with young star Otani
What is a team to do when its best pitcher is also its best run producer?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2016
Fighters start strong, hold off Hawks
Shohei Otani went 3-for-5 and rookie Takayuki Kato worked six innings on Sunday as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-2 to salvage the final game of their three-game series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 19, 2016
Hawks strike first in showdown between Pacific League's top teams
Tsuyoshi Wada worked eight impressive innings as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks earned a big 3-0 win over the surging Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, who fell a half-game back in the Pacific League pennant race.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2016
Fighters star Otani delivers game-winning blast in seventh inning
Shohei Otani's tiebreaking, two-run homer propelled the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 4-2 Pacific League win over the Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 14, 2016
Otani lifts Fighters to comeback victory over Eagles
Shohei Otani brought his team from behind with a two-run home run and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters held off the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles for a 2-1 Pacific League win on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 11, 2016
Fighters ace Otani working toward return to rotation
Slugging Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani returned to the bullpen on Thursday as he works toward a return to the starting rotation.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2016
Fighters' Nakata hammers Hawks with four-hit performance
Sho Nakata went 4-for-5 with five RBIs and lifted the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to within four games of the Pacific League summit on Sunday as they beat the first-place Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 8-3.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 6, 2016
Fighters' Otani continues hitting tear, crushes two homers in rout of Hawks
Shohei Otani belted two homers for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday, propelling them to an 8-1 win over the Pacific-League leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 5, 2016
Hawks' Wada improves to 12-3 with stellar outing against Fighters
Tsuyoshi Wada held the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to two runs in eight innings and earned his Pacific-League leading 12th win of the season as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won 3-2 on Friday.
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